Pennsylvania SB 872 and its Catholic Co-Sponsors

As reported in print edition of the 8/30/13 Bucks County Courier Times,

"A federal appeals court sided with California on Thursday and upheld the first law in the nation banning a psychological treatment that seeks to turn gay [sic] youth straight [sic].  In a resounding, unanimous opinion, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the state law barring the so-called gay aversion therapy legal in every respect.... New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed a similar law that would also outlaw the therapy in his state.... Supporters of the therapy argued in court that the state law violated the free speech rights of counselors; the law was so poorly written that it left practitioners confused over determining the legality of their treatment; and trampled on parental rights to make mental health decisions for their children. In short, the proponents of the therapy argued that the state law cut off a legitimate mental health treatment.  The law says therapists and counselors who practice the therapy would be engaging in unprofessional conduct and subject to discipline by state licensing boards."

Senators Anthony Williams, LeAna Washington, Judith Schwank, Jim Ferlo, Daylin Leach, Mike Stack (who is identified as a Catholic from Philadelphia), and Sean Wiley (who is identified as a Catholic from Erie) are co-sponsoring Pennsylvania SB 872, "Prohibiting mental health professionals from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with an individual under 18 years of age."

As per the National Catholic Bioethics Center, "A persons sexual identity is not determined by one's subjective beliefs, desires, or feelings.... Psyco-therapy and loving acceptance...is the proper way to love them" (FAQ on Gender Identity Disorder and "Sex Change" Operations).

Will Archbishop Chaput, Bishop Persico, and the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference have anything to say with regard to SB 872 and its Catholic co-sponsors from Philly and Erie?